Stanchion.



1F. G. & A. E. HARRIS.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.17.`1909` Patented Deo, 7" 1909.

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Application filed April 17, 1909. Serial No. 490,526.

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showing the pivoted stanchion member open in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is `ettransverse secp tion through line 2'-2, Fig. 1.v Fig'. 3 is a vie-Wshowing thereletiv'e positions of the ste-nchion body and the pivotedstanohion hor, seid pivoed stanchion bar brought into position to beloclied 'and a sectional View of the retaining catch. Fig. 4 is a. Viewshow ing the pivoted stanchion bar detached from the stanchion frame andillustrating the catch actuating spring connected. Fig. 5 a verticalsection taken on line 5-5, Fig. l.. Fig. 6 is e.l detached undersideperspective view oi the stitch or latch.

The present invention has `relation to stonchions and it consists in'the novel :irrangement hereinafter,l described and particularly pointedout in the claim.

Similar numerals voli reference indicate corresponding parts in -all thefigures of the drawing.

In the. accom any-ing, drawing, 1 repre sents the upper earn' and thesiii, which parts are common instrinehionsy and' are hein in properspaced relationship with roteren-oe to each other by common tie poste.,The stanchion frame or what might he termed the relatively fixed memberconsists et 'the vertical porti-on 8 and the'topand bottoni angledortions 4,:intl 5,'Which parte 'are substantially of the form shown inFig. 1. To the top angled portion 4 is attached the suspending chain 6,which suspending` chain is connected t the beam 1 in any convenient andwell kn Wn manner? To the bottom angled portion 5 is attached theholding chain 7 said chain being attached to the sill 2 in anyconvenient and well, known 1nanner. The object in providing the cliin isto prevent undue swinging;` movement of the stanchion proper.

. To the outer web Sere securely attac-heil the here, 9, which bersare-.spaced from each other 'e distance equal to the thickness of the'web S. T he web 10 of thefpivoted stanehion ehxiiped recess is forthepurpose` ot receiving top or upper 'end ofthe staiicliion bnr To thehorizontal portion pivotnlljv attached the latch l5, which latch issubstantially of the form shown in Fi". 6. The latch is cliarnbered uponits 'unoerside and is so chernbered for the purpose of re ceiving thespring 16, which spring .consists o u steel plate formed of suitablering seated in the notch 1T formed in the upper vertical web of theright angled portion et.

For the purpose ot allowing the top or .upper portion of the stanchionbur 11 to enter the V shaped'recess 14, the lateral flanges of seid barare ont away, producing the openings 18st.) that the bifuroated end ofthe right angled portion 4t will be permitted to' pass through theopenings The hitch l5 is provided with the hooked end 19, which hookedend is so loeated that it vill engage the extreme to of the stenchioi.or 11, es best illust-rete? in Figs. 1 and 3.

For the nrpose of preventing any aceidentel disp aceinent. ofthe hiteh19 and also the accidental releasing ot the stimohion bei.' 11, thetopor upper end ot' said isteneiiion boris provided with the inelinededge 20. It Will be understood that when the stanchion'hnr 11 is broughtinto the position illustrated in l and 3 extreme top will ride under thebeveled 21 and lift fnliy passed the hooked end, the spring 16 'willautomatically lower the hooked end. oi l the latch and thus engage theextreme top vided with the il shaped-'recess 14:,whic- :V5

material, 'the lower end of said plete )einig` theloteh and zitter thestonehion bnr has bar 11 is pivotelly atteohednenr its .bottoni orlowerendsto the barst?, seigdpivotalconl-j' thereby,

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of the stanchion bar l1. l `to release the stanchion bar the inner endof When it is desired the latch is pressed downward, thereby, elevatingthe hooked end of the latch thereby v `releasing the stanchion bar llafter which said bar is free to turn upon its pivotal point until the'outer faces strike the beveled edges 13. v

Owing to the fact that the stanchion bars are preferably formed ofmetal, their inner faces should be lined with Wood strips, 22,

.which strips may be attached in any convenient and well known mannerpreferably by means of the screws 23.

Having' fully described our invention,

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isk

In a stanchion, the combination of a stanchionvfraine consisting of avertical andupper and lower angled portions, means for suspending saidstanchion frame, spaced bars secured to the lower portion of the frame,the top .or upper ends of said bars provided with beveled inner edges, astanchion' bar pivoted at its bottom or lower end to the frame, said baradapted to strike the beveled edges of the spaced bars, a pivoted latchsecured to the upper angled portion of .the frame and the pivotedstanchion bar adapted to engage thelatchsecured to the stanchion frameand al spring connected to the stanchion frame and adapted forengagement with the latch, substantially as and for the purposespecified.'

In testimony that we claim the above, We

have hereunto subscribed our names in theI

